A boatbuilder has been ordered to repay nearly £2 million to two couples after "inducing" them to buy houseboats he said had long-term mooring rights at a marina near Hampton Court but didn't.

Oliver and Jennifer Small and Fiona Johnstone and Louis Sydney claimed that boatbuilder Myck Djurberg had "induced" them to buy houseboats by saying they had long-term mooring rights at Hampton Riviera marina on the River Thames .

They accused Mr Djurberg of "serious misrepresentation".

The Smalls said they paid £1.25 million for their boat while the Johnstone-Sydneys said they had paid £550,000 towards an asking price of £850,000.